Gender: Male
Perpetrator: Iran
Religion or Belief: Bahá`í
Current Status: Not Released
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Behzad Yazdani
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Behzad Yazdani is detained for his religious belief and association.
In spring 2026, intelligence authorities arrested Yazdani along with his wife and another Baha'i family in their neighborhood amid an ongoing government crackdown against Baha'is.
Gender: Female
Perpetrator: Iran
Religion or Belief: Bahá`í
Current Status: Not Released
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Romina Khazali
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Romina Khazali is detained for her religious belief and association.
In spring 2026, intelligence authorities arrested Khazali along with her husband and another Baha'i family in their neighborhood amid an ongoing government crackdown against Baha'is. Authorities confiscated their religious literature and images.
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: Iran
Religion or Belief: Bahá`í
Current Status: Not Released
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Behzad Basiri
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Behzad Basiri is detained for his religious belief and association.
In spring 2026, agents of the Intelligence Organization of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corp arrested Basiri along with his wife, sister-in-law, and another Baha'i family amid an ongoing government crackdown against Baha'is.